European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 1, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 red sox Clinch tie in Al East by the associated press Cleveland sure inc Boston red Soi were getting worried. But not now they be clinched a tic for the american league East championship and arc Sci to win it with their Ace. We were Slatting 10 sweat a Little bit Jody Reed admitted after the red sox routed the Cleveland indians 12-0 thursday night to assure a share of the division title the pressure s off us now. We be got Roger going tomorrow  the red sox who ended a three game losing Streak could Seal heir second championship in three seasons Friday night when Roger Clemens was to face the indians. Clemens was 9-0 lifetime against Cleveland. Boston s Victory eliminated Detroit from the race. New York and Milwaukee can lie Only if they win All of i hair remaining games while the red sox lose their final three in Cleveland. Boston is 8-2 against the indians this season. The red sox held a clubhouse meeting before the game to shake off lingering effects from three straight losses to to Ronto which made the Chase More inter Esting than Boston wanted it lobe. Everybody said let s Usi gel Loose. Don t worry about anything and come out and play Ball " said Ellis Burks who drove in four runs. I think the whole idea was Afler three losses at Home against Toronto everybody was pressing a i talc. We come Here and ther Earen t too Many fans and he older Guys who had been through things just impressed upon the younger Guys that we needed to  Mike Boddicker pitched a three hitter and Boston won it with five runs in the third inning and seven More in the seventh. We came in Loose and we weren t too worried at All he said. We knew once we got rid of Toronto we d be All right with the change of  Cleveland manager Doc Edwards said it probably did the red sox Good to gel away from Home. I think coming on the Road was the Best thing that could have happened to them get away from that pressure Edwards said Boddicker 1j-15 Overall but 7-3 since joining the red sox on july 29, retired inc first 16 batters. He pitched his fir incomplete game for Boston and his first shutout since May 18, 1987, while with Baltimore. Boddicker struck out rec and walked Mike Boddicker pitches 3-Hitler one. He was perfect until Brook Jacoby lined a one out single to Center in in sixth. Francona singled in the seventh and Ron Washington singled in the ninth. Burks hit a three run double that capped a five run third inning. He had an rid single in the seventh. Jim Rice collected his 2,400lh career hit with an rib single in the seventh he is third on Boston s All time hit Lisl be Hind Carl Yastrzemski 3,419 and Ted Williams 2.654. Reed started Boston s third with a sin Gle that ended an o-for-17 slump. Wade Boggs singled Reed to third and Dwight Evans walked to Load the bases with two outs against Rod Nichols 1-7. Mike Greenwell then hit a grounder to the right of first baseman Terry Franco a who let the Ball glance off the lip of his Glove for a run scoring error. Todd Benzinger drove in another run with a single to right and Burks followed with bases Clearing line drive to inc Gap in left Center thai made it 5-0. The red sox put it away in inc seventh. Evans and Greenwell walked and Benzinger sacrificed. Burks and Rice Fol Lowed with rib singles to Chase reliever Mike Walker and reliever Don Gordon walked Reed before Rich Codman Dou bled in two runs. Boggs was walked intentionally to re Load the bases and the runners advanced on a wild Pilch before Barrett singled to make it 11-0. Boggs scored on Evans sacrifice Fly. Ellis burks4 kills in 12-0 rout in other american league games thursday Yankees 5, orioles 1 Baltimore Ken Phelps an Don haltingly hit Home runs As new York kept its slim Hopes alive in the East by beating Baltimore. Richard Dotson 12-9, gave up five hits in seven innings. Dave Reg hem got the last out for his 25lh Lave. Mark Williamson 5-fl. Held die Yan Kees Hilliss until Jack Clark singled wit two outs in the fourth. Phelps followed with his 23rd Home run an opposite Field drive to left. Clark and Phelps walked in the sixth and Rafael Santana s run scoring single finished Williamson. Rickey Henderson singled in inc seventh and stole two bases raising his major league leading total to 92. Hen Derson moved into fourth place on inc All time steal list with 793, just 145 be Hind Leader Lou Brock. Clark Drew a bases loaded walk from Gregg Olson later in the seventh forcing Home Henderson. Mattingly hit a Solo Home run his18th, in inc ninth against Mark thur mond. Mattingly has nil three homers in three games. Baltimore s Cal Ripken hit his 23rd Home pin in the sixth just his first Homer in 30 games. A crowd of 33,958 saw the orioles final Home game of the season. In 74 Dales Baltimore Drew a total of to station wants to break pack with sorry cd sox Chicago a the company thai broadcasts Chicago White sox games is trying to break is contract Wilh the team saying the White so Are in such sorry shape fans feel games arc not desirable 10  the sin year $33.8 million Deal be tween Fox broadcasting inc. And the learn runs through the 1991 season. A lawsuit tiled wednesday in Cook county court said to ratings for the fifth place team dropped from  in1985 to 1.7 in August. A ratings Point in Chicago is 30.wx Homes. Wild to which is owned by Fox and televised 70 Gomes a season will lose j 1.4 million on while sox games this year the lawsuit says. A systematic parsimonious reduction of player salaries to Bare minimums and gulling the team of play ers having Public Appeal has caused a Public per Eplion of the White sox As a learn thai is not desirable to watch the lawsuit says. Wild wants to be released from inc remaining three years of inc con tract. Team spokesman Paul Jensen said the lawsuit was being reviewed by while sox lawyers. Controversy earlier this year Over plans to possibly move the learn lost. Petersburg fla., discouraged fans attendance and television ratings the lawsuit says. While sox owners Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Zeinhom also were named As defendants. Chicago finished in fifth place in 1986 and 1937 in the american league West and is in fifth place again 32v4 games behind the first place Oakland athletics. 1,660,738 fans. Baltimore became the fourth team to draw More than 1.6 million fans in season in which it lost More than 100 games. Tie others were the new York mils in 1964 and 1965 and Toronto in1977. Albletks6,twlns2 Minneapolis Walt Weiss singled three limes and drove in iwo runs and major league rib Leader Jose Cansec drove in two More As Oakland beat Minne Sota for a club record 102nd Victory. Canseco increased his rib total to 122for the a a who won 101 games in 1971. The a s have already dethroned the twins As Wisl champions. They need on Victory in i hair last three games to break the 1977 Kansas City royals record for most victories by an Al West club curl Young 11-8, scattered nine hits Over Sis innings. He is 5-1 Wilh a 2.09 Era since aug. 10. Gene Nelson and Eric plunk finished up for the a s. Rural 7, White sox 6 Kansas City. To. Pinch Hitler de Carn s single scored Jim Eit Curcich in the Bottom of the in la inning to give Kansas City a Victory Over Chicago. I Creich Ted off with a single against reliever Donn pall 0-2, and moved lose cond on Bill Pecoria s sacrifice bunt. Heam s single gave him his first rib since april 18,1987. Israel Sanchez 3-2, worked three innings in Relief for the Victory. The royals had lied it in the Bottom of the eighth on consecutive singles by Eisenrich and Picota and a run scoring groundnut by Pinch Hilter Bill Buckner. The while sox trailed 5-2 after three innings but scored three unearned runs in inc fifth. Mariners 5, rangers 1 Seattle Mark Langston a Jund cd his scoreless inning Streak to 34 be fore giving up a run in the ninth As Seattle beat Texas. Langston 15-11, loss a bid for his fourth consecutive shutout when Pinch Hitler Jim Sundbery Hil an r61 single with one out. Mike schooler got